Physical description

The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero Vol 2
Author: C D Yonge
Publisher: Henry G Bohn
Date: 1852
Green cloth hard cover with Library label, title & Vol number on spine in gold lettering

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 875.2 CIC
Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library.
Front loose end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service.
Front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service.

Summary

Volume 2 of the 1852 Henry G. Bohn edition is arguably the most famous and politically explosive volume in the entire four-part series. While Volume 3 handles his personal survival and Volume 4 addresses his final stand against Mark Antony, Volume 2 captures Cicero at the absolute absolute peak of his political power. This volume contains the speeches from his consulship (the highest office in Rome) in 63 BC, where he single handedly uncovered and dismantled a bloody coup designed to burn down the city of Rome. This volume allows the reader to see Cicero when he was the undisputed "Father of the Fatherland" (Pater Patriae), in this is the volume. It showcases him navigating political bribery, fighting for the cultural value of the arts, and ultimately crushing a domestic terrorist plot against the Roman state.